12,000-year-old female shaman’s bones found


	12,000-year-old female shaman’s bones found

invictus

11-6-2008 7:49 PM

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archaeology, anthropology, prehistory, israel, shaman, natufian

invictus says:

An amazing discovery.

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11-7-2008 4:38 PM

ramsesemerson

I clipped an article about something similar a while ago. All the female shaman have finally decided to show themselves!

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